Cottrell Named First Nashville Chief Compliance Officer

Former Court of Appeals judge and onetime Nashville law director Patricia Cottrell is now set to become the city's first-ever chief compliance officer, The Tennessean reports. An appeals court judge from 1998 to 2014, Cottrell was announced today as Mayor David Briley's pick for a new position that will oversee a "comprehensive review" of ethics regulations in the city's procurement process — and whether they're being followed — among other responsibilities.